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how do I tell my boss that I am not studying for a certification he wants me to get in my own time? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have to get certifications as part of my job and because all of my coworkers and I keep failing these really hard tests, we aren't allow to study during downtime on the clock. We were told to study on our own time.

Getting certs is part of what is required for me to get bigger raises and get promoted and all that jazz. I don't want to use my personal time for this. None of the people who are in this predicament do.

I have a meeting in a few days to discuss goals and I need to figure out how to tell my boss that using my own time for work shit is unacceptable.

I really like this job other than this one aspect of it and I don't want to make anyone mad, but I need to express my boundaries and all that

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

"Using my own time for work stuff is unacceptable to me, and I am prepared to quit this job and get a different one that doesn't ask me to work off the clock if you press this matter."

Don't try to reason them into accepting your way of thinking, just state your position and what you're willing to do to pursue it

Incidentally, if "I am prepared to quit this job" does not currently apply to you, you should not be having this conversation.

e; partial_acumen had a way better answer

“Using my own time for work stuff is unacceptable to me. It was not enumerated in the job listing when I was hired that off-clock unpaid work was required to keep this job and ~~I am prepared to quit this job and get a different one that doesn’t ask me to work off the clock if you press this matter~~ if the company terminates me for refusing to work unpaid off the clock I'd be happy to raise that with the Department of Labor for a case of wage theft.”

e2; this is all assuming you're ok with losing this job and waiting through a lawsuit and several years to get what you're owed by this employer